On January 17, RA Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, who was in Vienna on a working visit, had a meeting with Austrian Federal Minister of European and Foreign Affairs Alexander Schallenberg.

The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Austria noted with satisfaction that there is an active political dialogue between the two countries and expressed readiness to take active steps to further enrich the bilateral agenda. In this context, the development of trade and economic cooperation, the activation of business ties, and the implementation of investment projects were emphasized.

During the meeting, Minister Mirzoyan presented to his colleague the daily worsening humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh as a result of Azerbaijan's blocking of the Lachin Corridor, stressing that Azerbaijan's actions aim to ethnically cleanse the Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia emphasized the imperative of clear actions by international partners to stop the inhuman blockade of the people of Nagorno Karabakh.

The parties also exchanged ideas on the EU monitoring mission that ended on December 19 and the implementation of a possible new mission.

Regional issues, Armenian-Austrian cooperation in international organizations, and the promotion of common agendas were also discussed at the meeting.